Management
Gary Prioste – CEO
Gary has over 20 years of experience building and operating technology organizations. Founder of 3 successful software and technology services companies, most recently Localize Technologies, acquired by Welocalize in August of 2007. Prior to that, Gary founded and served as CEO for Servinet, a software outsourcing company based in San Francisco that catered to financial services and technology companies.
Gary started his career in the IT group at Citibank. He is a graduate of California State University Hayward, and the Executive Program at Stanford University, Graduate School of Business.
Devang K. Vasavada, PMP - COO
Devang has over 16 years of experience in the software industry, specializing in database architecture and application development. Prior to Menlo Technologies, he was the founder and CEO of Paradigm, which was acquired by Menlo Technologies. He has also served as a Senior OracleTM Database Administrator at Andersen Consulting. Devang holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin (Rotary Foundation Scholar), and Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from India. He is certified by Project Management Institute, and Oracle Corporation.
Kalyan Jandhyala
Kalyan is the Global Delivery Manager of Menlo Technologies – India, and provides technical leadership to offshore operation. He has ten years of senior IT experience in analysis, design and implementation of business applications on Java / J2EE platforms. Since joining Menlo Technologies, Kalyan has provided solutions for a full spectrum of companies from start-up dot.coms to established enterprises. Previous experience includes a senior IT position at a Silicon Valley startup - InfoStep Inc. Kalyan holds a Masters in Computer Applications from Osmania University, Hyderabad.
Will Chang - Director
Will serves as Chairman of Westlake International Group and is the driving force behind the company's vision and direction. Westlake is a privately held diversified investment company with operations in the United States, China, Latin America, Japan, India, and Canada. Investments span private and public equities, including venture capital, professional sports, media and entertainment, emerging technologies, life sciences, supply chain management, and real estate.
Will is an active investor in early stage technology companies through his Edge Venture Capital Fund, with a particular focus on nurturing next generation mobile, social networking, new media and entertainment technologies.
Will’s associations and affiliations include: the Asian Business League (Founding Chairman); California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy (Director); California International Relations Foundation (Director); Chinese American Association of Commerce (Founder); City Club of San Francisco (Founding Governor); Harvard University (Asia Center and Committee on University Resources); The Asia Foundation (Trustee); and World President's Organization.
Chang has a bachelor's degree in Economics from Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts.